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Where does “clagh” come from?

clagh (Manx) comes from Old Irish cloch, from Proto-Celtic klukā — stone, rock.

clagh (Manx): stone; testicle

Definitions

  1. stone; testicle

Ancestry of “clagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishclochstone, rock; stone; precious stone, gem
2Proto-Celticklukāstone, rock

Words derived from “clagh”

  • ard-chlagh
  • beayf-chlagh
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